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96-100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2015 Insignia is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and the rest Malbec and Cabernet Franc. This wine looks to be another killer effort, with 13,000 cases produced. Dense purple in color, with notes of white flowers, blueberries, blackberries, coffee, white chocolate and new oak, the wine is dense, thick, viscous, chewy and succulent. It should drink beautifully young but age effortlessly for 35 or more years. (RP) " (10/2016) 97 points Connoisseurs Guide: "It is a rare vintage when Ins...Read More »

98 points James Suckling: "Purity and brilliance on the nose with so much currant and flower character. Roses, currant bush and fresh leaves, too. Brightness is the word that comes to mind. Full-bodied and broad-shouldered. Juicy and so gorgeous now. Balance is so wonderful here. All about harmonious fruit and tannin balance. I like it slightly better than the excellent 2014." (07/2018) 97 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Composed of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot and 2% Malbec, Opus One's 2015 Proprietary R...Read More »

The cool Carneros region, where San Pablo Bay meets both Napa and Sonoma valleys, provides beautiful, fresh acidity and the key sense of balance for these fan-favorite Chardonnays. Rombauer has been producing the Carneros-specific Chardonnay since 1990, and the 2017 is a pristine example of this classic style balancing bold fruit and lively acidity.

97 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon 55% Slope comes from the Sonoma side of the Mayacamas Mountains. It is 100 % Cabernet Sauvignon from a vineyard planted at 1,700 feet. This is a remarkable wine and reminiscent of the great classics from the golden era of the Mayacamas on the Napa side (such as the 1968, 1970, 1973 and 1974) come to mind when tasting this beauty. It is simply loaded. Dense purple in color, the wine has notes of licorice, crème de cassis, Asian plum sauce, cedar wood and earth. Full-bodied, opulent and ...Read More »

Winery notes: "Our 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is dark ruby in color and entices you with a nose of raspberry, cassis and loose pipe tobacco. This full-bodied wine has an assertively silky structure and is notably spicy on the palate. Flavors of sage and blackberry mark the wine’s entry. The strong acidity in the mid-palate is followed by a lingering finish. Given proper cellaring, this wine will provide drinking pleasure through 2038. Our 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is comprised of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc an...Read More »

95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2014 Chardonnay Platt Vineyard has expressive pink grapefruit, warm peaches and brioche notes with hints of praline and ginger. Medium-bodied with great richness and depth in the mouth, it has a lovely creamy texture offset by a wicked backbone of freshness, finishing long with mineral and savory/yeasty layers. (LPB)" (02/2017) 93 points Wine Enthusiast: "Lush and bright, this comes from one of the coolest sites sourced by the producer, high up and facing the Pacific Ocean. A gravelly texture holds on tight...Read More »

93 points James Suckling: "Lovely aromas of blackcurrants and dark chocolate with hints of flowers. Ever so subtle. Medium full body, firm and silky tannins and a juicy finish. Shows tension and focus. Drink or hold." (05/2018) 91 points Vinous: "The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon shows just how compelling this vintage is, even among the more modestly-priced, entry-level offerings. Pliant and aromatically expressive, with terrific nuance, the 2013 has a lot to offer. Best of all, this super-classic, old-school Cabernet is a terrific value within the realm of ...Read More »

92 points James Suckling: "The freshness to this is impressive with violets, stones, currants and rose leaves. Medium to full body and firm and silky tannins. Very beautiful for the money." (05/2017) 91 points Wine Enthusiast: "Juicy and fresh red fruit meets an herbal woodsy component in this wine - a nod to its inclusion of 12% Cabernet Franc. Firm integrated tannins support the full-bodied frame of approachable richness and plush texture, working toward a seamless whole. (VB)" (10/2017)

94 points James Suckling: "Very pretty and aromatic with flowers, currants and sandalwood. Sage, too. Full body, integrated fine tannins and a beautiful finish." (12/2017) K&L Notes: Situated in the famed Rutherford AVA, in the heart of Napa Valley, Sullivan Rutherford Estate spans 26 acres of vineyards and lush gardens. The winery and vineyards are situated just off the legendary wine route (highway 29), between Zinfandel Lane and Galleron Road. At the center are the family residence and winery. For nearly fifty years the Estate has been an oasis for ...Read More »

95 points Wine Spectator: "Extravagant, yet balanced and refined, with lush, crisp brioche, fresh ginger and spice, roasted hazelnut and Asian pear flavors that fan out on the lengthy finish. Drink now through 2020. (TF)" (12/2018) 93 points Connoisseurs Guide: "A standout for its refinement as well as its quietly complex expression of keen and careful champenization that gets it right in terms of explicit, lightly toasty autolysis while retaining an altogether surprising sense of freshness, this exemplary Brut bottling is as graceful as it is layered ...Read More »

Vinous: "Sweet red cherry, tobacco, mint, leather and spice give this mid-weight Pinot a good bit of nuance and complexity throughout. (AG)" (07/2018) K&L Notes: With every new release of Banshee we become more and more impressed with just how dedicated to quality these three young men, and the team around them, are. This year sees the Banshee family of wines moving their production into a new winemaking facility in Sonoma, adding even more well known, "name brand" vineyards into their mix and fleshing out their already robust amount of releases with a...Read More »

95 points James Suckling: "Aromas of tar, blackberries, cloves and dark chocolate. Perfumed. Full and focused with a beautiful center palate and length. Mostly from Nathan Combs in Coombsville with some Yountville-sourced fruit. Best ever. Drink or hold." (01/2017) 94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The base release is the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon and it comes from multiple sites throughout the valley. It’s a killer wine and offers the classic sweet crème de cassis and blackberry fruit that's the hallmark of the vintage. With loads of richness, notes of Asian spic...Read More »

93 points Decanter: "Stylish aromas, with vanilla oak and the fragrant trappings of class. Glossy, opulent and silky with lovely cassis fruit richness, albeit in a full-bodied, powerful frame with robust tannins and a firm spine of acidity. (AR)" Jancis Robinson: "Notably deep crimson. This is much more obviously Napa Valley and obviously Cabernet than the Opus One 2015. There's a strongly ripe, heady quality on the nose - although overall its much less aromatic than the Opus - and a pronounced cassis quality. Definitely sweet with a dryish finish, but...Read More »

94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2014 Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard is a solid step up over the Anderson Valley release and has more tension, elegance and precision. Offering up classic notes of strawberries, spice, black cherries and a touch of sous bois, it has medium to full-bodied richness, terrific purity of fruit and integrated acidity. Give bottles a year or two and drink through 2026. While the majority of 2014s are charming and supple, that’s certainly not the case with these latest releases from Kevin Harvey. I found all of his 20...Read More »

94 points Vinous: "The 2015 Syrah (Sonoma Coast) is a very serious wine. Then again, in 2015 proprietor Pax Mahle did not bottle his Armaugh, Majik or Walker-Vine Hill vineyard designates. The little fruit he was able to harvest off those sites when into this, the appellation-level Syrah. A big, tannic wine, the 2015 possesses notable depth and structure. Black fruit, smoke, iron, blood and savory herbs are some of the signatures in this bold, pungent Syrah. This is one of the many gems in the Wind Gap range. (AG)" (03/2017) K&L Notes: Winemaker's Note...Read More »

93 points Wine Enthusiast: "This wine is sourced from a unique block in the heart of the appellation and the producer's 165-acre estate, rich in sedimentary rock fragments of quartz and fossils. It's lush and soft on the palate, with leather, ripe red berry and cassis flavors. The tannins are strong and wrapped tenaciously around the fruit, requiring further time in bottle; drink 2020–2028. *Cellar Selection* (VB)" (05/2017) 93 points Wine Spectator: "Remarkably rich and well-made, with a taut, dense core of earthy anise and black licorice notes woven ...Read More »

96 points Decanter: "Notes of black cherry, cassis, graphite, incense, spice and rich soil preface an authoritative, intense wine with a lovely chassis of fine but firm tannins, underpinned by vibrant acidity: quintessential Dunn Howell Mountain. Under Mike Dunn's thoughtful stewardship, the family's wines have become more refined; largely thanks to more carefully chosen barrels. But while this wine may be less forbidding in its youth than the vintages of the 1990s, let it sleep for a decade to reveal its potential complexity. (WK) " (05/2017) 96 point...Read More »

93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The excellent 2015 Chardonnay Dierberg Vineyard offers up an expressive nose of ripe orchard fruit, smoke, preserved citrus and light reduction. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and flavorful, with a lovely line of bright acidity and a crisp, precise finish. I hope more producers will emulate Tyler Thomas' choice to ferment and mature this wine in 400-liter barrels (as opposed to the more normal 225-liter Burgundian pièces), an emerging trend in France as well as California. Great value, too. (WK)" (...Read More »

93 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is classic Ramey Cabernet all the way. Blackberries, currants, scorched earth, and charcoal aromatics, medium to full body, great elegance, and notable concentration all make for a top notch 2014 that can be drunk today or cellared for 10-15 years. The blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 6% Malbec, and 3% Petit Verdot, and it’s made in decent enough quantities that it should be easy to find." (06/2018) 93 points Vinous: "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is just as appealing today as it...Read More »

96 points James Suckling: "This is impressive for the sense of presence and depth it delivers on the nose and palate with subtly spiced dark plums and cherries, as well as cocoa powder and a superbly composed structure that delivers a seamless, long and fresh finish." (11/2018) 95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2016 Geyserville Proprietary Red Wine is a real success this year, bursting from the glass with an exuberant bouquet of sweet cherries, blackberries and plums, with subtle hints of the licorice and spice to come with age, and a subtl...Read More »

92 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley release from Montelena has a beautiful bouquet that just jumps from the glass. Lovely notes of crème de cassis, violets, tobacco, and orange blossom all give way to a ripe, medium to full-bodied, sweetly fruited Cabernet Sauvignon that shows the charm of the 2015 front and center. It will keep for 10-15 years." (03/2018) 92 points Vinous: "Montelena's 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is gorgeous. Pliant and supple, the 2015 offers notable density and raciness in an up-front style that will drink we...Read More »

The 2015 release of Scattered Peaks received a 97-point score from Decanter Magazine and quicky became one of the best selling wines of the year here at K&L. While not professionally reviewed yet, the 2016 is another stunner and promises to be just as highly tounted. (Ryan Woodhouse - K&L Domestic Wine Buyer) Winery notes: "Scattered Peaks is a powerful Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon carefully curated and elegantly crafted by legendary Napa Valley Winemaker, Joel Aiken (27 years as winemaker at Beaulieu Vineyards). Bold and full-bodied, Scattered Peaks...Read More »

94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "From winemaker Andy Erickson, the 2016 Leviathan is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Merlot aged in 25% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps from the glass with exuberant black cherries, black raspberries and blackcurrants with hints of pencil shavings, black pepper, tobacco and forest floor plus a waft of tapenade. Full, firm and grainy, with gorgeous mid-palate generosity and packed with layers of black fruit and savory sparks, it has a rock-solid frame of ripe, grainy ta...Read More »

Jeb Dunnuck: "Another good value, the 2016 Pinot Noir Edna Valley offers terrific Pinot Noir character in its tart cherry and strawberry fruits. With more floral and underbrush notes developing with time in the glass, this medium-bodied effort has no hard edges and a seamless, elegant texture that just begs to be drunk." (11/2018) K&L Notes: Entirely sourced from Edna Valley in San Luis Obispo County, Fossil Point is named for the headland area along the rugged coastline. The marine breezes have a distinct influence on the Edna Valley terroir that is i...Read More »

95 points Decanter: "The estate known today as Freemark Abbey was established in 1886 by one of the first female wine-growers in Napa. Today Ted Edwards is head winemaker, working for the past three decades to develop relationships with growers, allowing exclusive sourcing rights to specific plots, which is crucial to the winery’s success. This wine has been aged for 28 months in a mixture of French and American oak. Stephen Brook: Powerful blackcurrant nose, with slightly charred oak. Very rich without being jammy, it packs a punch. An assertive and ver...Read More »

From the winery: "Far Niente Winery was established in 1885 by John Benson, a forty-niner of the California gold rush and uncle of the famous American impressionist painter, Winslow Homer... Far Niente prospered until the onset of Prohibition in 1919, when it was abandoned and left to fall into disrepair. Sixty years later, in 1979, Gil Nickel purchased the winery and adjacent vineyard and began a three-year restoration of the property, which resulted in placement on the National Register of Historical Places. During restoration, the original name, Far ...Read More »

91 points Vinous: "Buehler's 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is striking. Sweet floral notes meld into a core of bright red cherry and plum fruit in a super-appealing, mid-weight Cabernet Sauvignon that can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring. Silky, forward and voluptuous, the 2015 has plenty to offer. (AG)" (03/2018) 90 points James Suckling: "Tar, dark berry and tile aromas follow through to a medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a juicy finish." (12/2017) K&L Notes: Winemaker's Notes: "The wine is brimming with fruit aromas and fla...Read More »

We can tell you this much: our Kalinda private label hooks you up with awesome wine at a fraction of what you'd otherwise pay for this exact same wine under its normal label. While we have to remain quiet about the source of this beauty, we can tell you that it sells elsewhere at a much higher premium. Get it while it lasts.

Made from the vineyard blocks that are either too young or don't fit into the vintage style of the highly acclaimed Jonata wines. The 2014 red blend is of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10%, Petit Verdot. Aged in French oak, 55% new and 45% neutral, for 22 months. Coopers include Taransaud, Sylvain, Bel Air and Dejarnac. Bottled unfined and unfiltered

92 points Vinous: "The 2016 Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast) is a gorgeous appellation level wine. Intensely perfumed, with tons of sheer class, the 2016 has so much to offer. The tropical fruit, mint and floral notes are pliant and open in this creamy, polished Chardonnay from Flowers. This is a terrific introduction to the vintage. (AG)" (07/2018) 91 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2016 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast offers up subtle lemongrass, grapefruit and nectarine notes with touches of chalk dust and fresh ginger. Medium-bodied with well-played fr...Read More »

Tasting Notes: At its core is cherry, and red apple with hints of spice a touch of bramble. In the mouth it bursts with juicy fruit, balanced by 25% new oak. And moderate acidity. It is long, rich and well balanced. Like all of the Cuvée de Trois blends, the emphasis is on creating a wine that drank well upon release but one that is surely capable of rewarding some cellaring.

97 points Decanter: "The stars aligned to make this beautifully decadent example of a Rutherford Cabernet. Attractive dark cherries and berries combine with mocha/coffee and dark chocolate; an elegant and lifted character with supremely soft tannins and a warming finish. 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Merlot, 8.5% Cabernet Franc." (09/2018) 97 points James Suckling: "Aromas of blue fruits, blackberries, tile and lead pencil. Full body, firm tannins and a fresh, bright finish. Layered and intense with white-pepper and salt undertones. Love the finish to t...Read More »

94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "A step up over the Russian River blend, the 2016 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast offers more red fruits, raspberries, flowers, and rose petal notes, with a pinewood/forest floor character developing with time in the glass. This medium-bodied, silky, elegant Pinot Noir has a terrific sense of minerality, integrated acidity, and a complex, nuanced style that’s going to evolve nicely for 7-8 years. " (06/2018) 94 points James Suckling: "Aromas of oyster shell and dark berries with plenty of dried strawberries and spices. Medium-bodied, ver...Read More »

The 2016 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has yet to be professionally reviewed, thought the 2015 did receive a 93-point score from Wine Spectator with the following review: "Matches intensity with refinement, with subdued oak shading rich dark berry, espresso, graphite and cedar notes, ending with a long, full finish that echoes the core flavors."

Jim Clendenen, the man behind Au Bon Climat winery in California's Santa Barbara region since 1982, is internationally known for his critically-acclaimed Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. Originally an homage to Burgundy, he decided to start a winery dedicated to small vineyards in leased quarters. Sourcing fruit from several of the most highly regarded vineyards in the Central Coast, we asked Jim a few years ago if he'd be willing to make us a private label single-site wine from the legendary Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley, He willingly agreed an...Read More »

93 points Wine Spectator: "Plump and loaded with rich, jammy fruit, this Zinfandel is a pleasure to drink. Bold accents of wild berry, spicy cinnamon and licorice glide dynamically toward plush tannins. Drink now through 2025. (TF)" (06/2018) K&L Notes: Zinfandel is the one varietal wine of which Californians can say for sure, “we grow it better here!” Over the past 100 years, the Seghesio family of Sonoma County has had a hand in the wine industry in some form or another. The 2016 is another in a long line of consistent, bold, ripe Zinfandels from thi...Read More »